Prediabetes in Colombia: Expert consensus

Patricio López-Jaramillo, Carlos Calderón, Jorge Castillo, Iván Darío Escobar, Enrique Melgarejo, Gustavo Adolfo Parra

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Abstract

The prevalence of Prediabetes in Colombia is high, and despite being recognized and categorized in the main Medical Guidelines and included in the International Classification of Diseases in Colombia, knowledge and awareness of it is limited amongst healthcare professionals and in the community. Our expert group recommends that educational programs emphasize a global approach to risk which includes a recognition of the importance of prediabetes and its evaluation along with and other risk factors such as a family history of DM2, overweight and obesity, dislipidemia and hypertension. Studies conducted in Colombia demonstrate the value of the FINDRIS questionnaire as a tool to identify subjects at risk of prediabetes and DM2, and we recommend that it should be systematic applied throughout the country as part of government policy. Prediabetes progresses to DM2 at an annual rate of 10%, but it has also been shown that prediabetes is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular outcomes. On this basis, the Committee recommends that once prediabetes is detected and diagnosed, immediate management of the disease begins through lifestyle changes, with follow up assessments performed at 3 and 6 months. If the patient does not respond with a weight loss of at least 5% and if the HbA1C values are not normalized, pharmacological management should be initiated with a metformin dose of 500 mg/day, increasing up to 1,500-1,700 mg/day, according to tolerance.

Translated title of the contributionPrediabetes en Colombia: Consenso de expertos
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)189-201
Number of pages13
JournalColombia Medica
Volume48
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cardiovascular diseases
  • Colombia
  • Diabetes mellitus type 2
  • Prediabetes

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